The persons who began to receive an old-age pension before 1999 and who worked for 15 years or longer after retirement as of this February will get higher pensions, the Communication and Media Division of the National House of Social Insurance has said.

About 3,800 applications to have the pensions reassessed have been submitted to the National House of Social Insurance so far, IPN reports. The rise in pension after reassessment depends on the length of the insurance period and the size of the salary from which social insurance contributions were paid.

Those who filed an application to have their pensions reexamined and meet the legal conditions, but could not find themselves on the payment list will receive the difference following the recalculation until February 20 this year. For the purpose, they need to go to the service providers.

The old-age pension is reexamined at the person’s request. The applicant must present the identity card and the employment record book. If the employment record book was lost, any other document confirming the length of service, such as extracts from employment orders, certificates and work contracts, can be attached to the file.

The pensions of beneficiaries who have an insurance period shorter than 15 years after retirement will be reassessed next year. In the case of recipients of pensions set after January 1, 1999, the pensions will be reexamined as of January 1, 2021 in stages, depending on the length of the insurance period after retirement.